Bandits of Orgosolo (1963)
Directed by Vittorio De Seta
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Rural Drama |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Vittorio De Seta, a long-time documentarian, turned to feature film with this low-budget drama, acted entirely by an amateur cast of Sardinian peasants. Peppeddu Cosso is quite capable in the lead as a shepherd wrongfully accused of criminal behavior. To escape persecution, the shepherd runs away, taking his flock with him. In a bit of self-fulfilling prophecy, however, the untimely death of his sheep pushes the poor man into a real life of crime, as he is forced to steal in order to survive. The Sardinian dialects were redubbed into standard Italian prior to initial release.
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false-accusation, Italian [nationality], on-the-run, peasant, shepherd, sheep